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New COVID-19 grant, old Sassa problems


New COVID-19 grant, old Sassa problems
A sharp increase in the number of social grant recipients after the introduction of the special grant during the pandemic has exacerbated the strained grant payment system.
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The COVID-19 social relief of distress grant has exposed long-standing challenges at payment sites across the country, especially in rural areas where recipients are exploited and paypoints are not in good condition and robbed routinely.
With a further three-month extension on the COVID-19 grant, hundreds of Eastern Cape beneficiaries in particular will continue to struggle to collect their R350 from Post Offices. Those who live in rural areas have to walk long distances or sleep outside the premises to ensure they get their money. But it is not only the recipients who have been affected. ....

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Storm rips through villages in Amathole, killing a woman, leaving hundreds homeless


Storm rips through villages in Amathole, killing a woman, leaving hundreds homeless
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By Bhongo Jacob - 12 December 2020
One person died and more than 100 homes in Cwaru Village were damaged by heavy winds that tore through Middledrift on Thursday night.
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Woman crushed to death, dozens displaced after tornado tears through Eastern Cape


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A woman was crushed to death when a twister tore through five villages outside Middledrift in the Eastern Cape.
The woman s young granddaughter was rushed to hospital after sustaining minor injuries.
Dozens of people were forced to find refuge in neighbouring villages not affected by the tornado.  
A woman was crushed to death when her house collapsed, while dozens of homes were damaged after a twister tore through five villages outside Middledrift in the Eastern Cape.
The tornado struck around 21:00 on Thursday, according to villagers.
The deceased woman has been identified as 56-year-old Nomvano Jeku from Cwaru village.
Her husband, Mphitizeli Jeku, 64, said the walls collapsed as his wife and their three-year-old granddaughter were trying to escape the falling home just after 22:00.    ....

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Woman crushed to death, dozens displaced as tornado strikes EC villages


Woman crushed to death, dozens displaced as tornado strikes EC villages
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The tornado struck around 9pm on Thursday, according to villagers.
A woman was crushed to death when her house collapsed, while dozens of homes were damaged after a twister tore through five villages outside Middledrift in the Eastern Cape.
The tornado struck around 9pm on Thursday, according to villagers.
The deceased woman has been identified as 56-year-old Nomvano Jeku from Cwaru village.
Her husband, Mphitizeli Jeku, 64, said the walls collapsed as his wife and their three-year-old granddaughter were trying to escape the falling home just after 10pm. ....

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